So If you Could - Create your Own Dog Breed

[Muddiwarx]

How could you guarantee the poodle coat?

I think there are more than enough breeds already or modes for those who like randomness.

But I would like a lime green GSD!

[WhichPets]

A Norwegian buhund with a good temperament! Or a mini German shepherd..love them just need a smaller dog to suit my circumstances currently

[WaterElephant]

Originally Posted by Muddiwarx

How could you guarantee the poodle coat?

But I would like a lime green GSD!

The same as any poodle coat is guaranteed in a goldendoodle or like breed... back crossing into a parent breed for a desired trait. Very simple genetics.

As for the lime green GSD there's "dyes" for such so...

I'm generally curious so would prefer a serious posting as it were.

[SLB]

Well tbh the dog I would like has already been created.

I love the looks of Collies and I am a little put off by some of the obsessions some can develop (I know this is down to training etc) but I love the drive of gundogs - always admired them, but after getting my first gundog (albeit cross) last year I am hooked..

So what dog looks like a collie but is a gundog (IMO) - A Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. I'd just prefer it if they came in Liver or Black instead of Red Maybe add a few merles into that coat

[Muddiwarx]

Originally Posted by WaterElephant

The same as any poodle coat is guaranteed in a goldendoodle or like breed... back crossing into a parent breed for a desired trait. Very simple genetics.

I don't think they are though - the coats differ so vastly even in the muti doodle mixes rather than straight Breed to Poodle . ..... some wiry, some wavy, some curly, some just fuzz, some shed, some don't - it isn't a fixed trait at all - even the doodle breeders are having to admit it these days ...

[Brierley]

A healthy Cavalier King Charles. Not exactly a new breed, but certainly a challenge to bring this fantastic breed back to a healthy status

[Loki's mum]

Originally Posted by WaterElephant

The same as any poodle coat is guaranteed in a goldendoodle or like breed... back crossing into a parent breed for a desired trait. Very simple genetics.

As for the lime green GSD there's "dyes" for such so...

I'm generally curious so would prefer a serious posting as it were.

Well I've never met a poodle x with a poodle coat and I groom them for a living. Poodle x's have a wide variety of coat types, most of which are a nightmare.

Anyway, back to the thread....my dogs are perfect for my requirements so I wouldn't need to change them, otherwise I would have purchased different breeds. The American Alsatian - I take it that's the same as an Alsatian Shepalute? The only reason to create such a breed is for money and to satisfy the bizarre whimsy of the breeder. I prefer pure bred dogs that I know will have a certain coat, be a certain size, have certain temperament traits etc. I have been called a snob but I see it as logical that I would choose something which was likely to turn out a certain way.

[BangKaew]

what a great thread WE!

I love the look of the thai Bangkaew dog but because they were originally half jackal they are known to have very poor temperaments. Actually breeders are now finally breeding for temperament. Many Europeans are crossing them with GSDs because they want a GSD but they do not have the immunity for here. The resulting dog is as big as a GSD but with the mane of a BK. The one i know is golden colour and is a striking looking dog. Extremely aloof, strangers come and go from their and he just sits and watches.

I would also like a leggy staffordshire BT that was not jowley but was fairly sure to be non DA. I love the look, confidence and friendliness but don't want DA.

[Kerryowner]

Personally I think there's now enough dog breeds on the market for most people to choose what will be the most compatible dog for their requirements.

Think the Poodle crosses in your country must be different to the ones in the UK as we hardly ever see them with a Poodle coat. People who bought them because they were marketed as non-shedding have been disappointed.